PhD in Related Science/Engineering Discipline

A 3.5 year UK PhD in the group of Prof Sandy Knowles within the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, Birmingham./nCo‑sponsored by digilab and FOSTER Industry PhD Scheme with industrial co-supervision by Dr Andy Corbett and Dr Cyd Cowley from digilab./nResearch focus: Multi-Modal & Multi-Fidelity AI for Fusion Materials; data-centric design, validation, and deployment. Work involves computational alloy design, production (arc melting, powder metallurgy, additive manufacturing), advanced characterisation (electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction), mechanical testing (macro/micro), failure investigation, and environmental behaviour under oxidation/corrosion and irradiation damage./nStipend: tax-free £20,780 per year.